Daily Archives: July 4, 2013

The stars have aligned for timber company Plum Creek, which owns some 58,000 acres in Baker County and more than 448,000 in Florida.

The Seattle-based company is preparing for big rebounds in both the timber and real estate markets, Plum Creek officials explained in a recent interview with The Press.

Senior planning manager Greg Galpin said the company’s interested in developing a roughly 140-acre site Plum Creek owns near Sanderson in the coming years. It’s a tract the company hopes to rezone for industrial uses.

I read a very interesting article this week about the Aaron Hernandez story. Hernandez, as you probably know, is the former Gator and New England Patriot tight end accused of murdering a member of his entourage two weeks ago and a person of interest in other shootings.

Jason Whitlock, the often controversial ESPN columnist, made an interesting point tying the Hernandez shootings to a fundamental change in our culture.

The sheriff’s department’s Special Response Team surrounded a north Macclenny residence the afternoon of June 24 after its occupant, an Iraqi war veteran, armed himself and threatened suicide while pointing a loaded .45 caliber pistol at relatives who were attempting to calm him.